We make our own ropes on every long course because, as an old book I have states, “The world of primitive man was tied together with bits of string.” To make things, especially things made from wood, if you eliminate metal fasteners from the picture, lashing and tying things together is the field-expedient option. These [...]
Winter is hanging on in the county, which makes getting around a little more difficult (melting snow is hard to walk on) but it sure is pretty. #FullTangLifestyle
A quick check-in on day 1 of the spring, 2026 Wilderness Bushcraft Semester. The woods are still blanketed with deep snow and the weather is more winter than spring. It feels good to be getting after it, but we’ve got a long way to go. #FullTangLifestyle
Last week we kicked off our 27th year with the start of long term program number 68; the spring 2026 Wilderness Bushcraft Semester at the field school. We’re approaching spring this week, but early April is still winter in Aroostook county, Maine. For week one we had torrential downpours, snow flurries, several nights with temperatures [...]
March 31, 2026. We opened up the road into the field school today with the bulldozer in the video. Join me on my first walk around camp this year. I had a head cold when I recorded this and my nose was plugged up, which is why it sounds like I was breathing really hard. [...]
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